This emperor is too strong!

Chapter 10 Stubborn Donkey Zhou Ying, General
The next day.

Xia Ao slept until the sun was high, and then lazily got up.

From getting up to leaving the dining table, Xia Ao finally had a good understanding of what it means to "reach out for clothes and open your mouth for food".

Amid sleepy eyes, two maids knelt behind him, beat his back and beat his shoulders, brushed his long hair, and another two maids helped him wipe his face with a hot towel and rinse his mouth with bamboo salt. At the front, there were two maids who specially held a water basin. .

After that, he chooses a set of clothes that he wants to wear today among dozens of sets of clean and tidy clothes, and then a few maids carefully and gently help him put them on and tidy them up.

Finally, stand in front of the large crystal mirror and admire yourself in the mirror. If you are satisfied, the maid will put on the delicate little crown that binds your hair, and this is the end.

And when they arrived at the table, there were already twelve dishes with five meat and five vegetables, one soup and one soup, all of which were delicious in color, fragrance and flavor.

Although the table is large, it is equipped with a small mechanism turntable, and if you want to eat, just look at it, and the maid will put it on the porcelain plate for you.

What's more, the maid can even let the maid pick up the vegetables and feed them bite by bite, without having to do it yourself.

However, Xia Ao is not quite used to feeding people directly, so he has no experience for the time being.

But anyway, Xia Ao has personally experienced how much a prince can enjoy in this world...

After finishing the meal, whether it was breakfast or lunch, Xia Ao walked out of the side hall with a satisfied face.

After stretching beautifully against the warm sun, Xia Ao noticed a person kneeling in the courtyard.

Upon closer inspection, that person was none other than the chief bodyguard, Zhou Ying.

Zhou Ying knelt on one knee, expressionless, and didn't even blink for a long time, like a sculpture.

Xia Ao couldn't help but look strange, turned his head to look at Rong Luo and asked in puzzlement, "What's going on?"

Rong Luo smiled helplessly, and replied: "Your Highness, Chief Zhou is blaming himself and punishing himself. He thought His Highness might be in danger for what he did yesterday, but he failed to stand by and protect him, so..."

"Your Highness, you also understand Chief Zhou's temperament. Except for you, we would not listen to anyone's advice, so we didn't advise him."

Xia Ao nodded clearly, but felt strange for a while.

I didn't expect this guy to be a donkey...

In Yuanshen's memory, Zhou Ying's temper was stubborn, sometimes even refused to listen to the words of the sixth prince's rightful lord, and even got very angry with that rightful lord.

But having said that, although this kind of person is stubborn, his loyalty is quite reliable, so there are advantages and disadvantages.

"How long have you been kneeling?"

"You knelt down not long after you came back yesterday. I sent someone to bring tea, but he didn't move a drop."

While talking, Rong Luo pointed to a teapot in front of Zhou Ying.

Xia Ao nodded, not worried about anything.

A master in the innate state can fast for more than three days, let alone a strong person in the virtual body state.

Even if he knelt for a night and a half day, it might at most make Zhou Ying's spirit a little weaker, it doesn't matter much.

Walking around Zhou Ying with his hands behind his back, Xia Ao smiled and said, "Have you knelt down yet?"

Zhou Ying, who was like a sculpture, finally reacted, pursing her lips and shaking her head.

"No, the subordinate has neglected his duty. At least he needs to kneel for a night and a day, and it's still half a day away."

Xia Ao rolled his eyes, a little dumbfounded.

"Even if you made a mistake, you should be punished alone. How can you punish yourself?"

"His Highness did not punish his subordinates, so his subordinates can only punish themselves."

Zhou Ying responded in a muffled voice.

Xia Ao glared at Zhou Ying angrily, then turned around and left.

When he was about to reach the gate of the courtyard, Xia Ao left a word.

"I'm going to go shopping in the city, if you want to kneel, you can kneel slowly."

Zhou Ying's eyes widened, and she got up very quickly.

The maids only heard a "shua", and when they looked closely, where was Zhou Ying's figure?

……

General's House.

In the Great Xia Dynasty, there were a total of eight people standing at the top of the pyramid of civil and military officials, four civil and military officials each.

Among them, the four civil servants are the prime minister and the three princes (taishi, taifu, taibao).

However, most of the Sangongs are rewarded with the highest honor to show the emperor's favor, and they have almost no real power.

Therefore, although Sangong can check and balance the prime minister, his strength is limited.

Among the four generals, the great general is respected, followed by General Hussars, General Xiaoqi, and General Wei.

However, although the general is the most honorable, he has very few soldiers and horses under direct command at ordinary times, and only has the right to command a large number of troops at the emperor's will during wartime.

The present general is named Xiao Hongyuan, the father of the sixth prince's late birth mother Xiao Guifei.

When Xia Ao stepped out of the armored car, the first thing he saw was the three-door Zhuting and the tall courtyard wall, which was much more magnificent than Yunhai Mansion.

On the platform base and dozens of white marble steps in front of the gate, there are more than [-] heavily armed soldiers on duty.

All of these soldiers have sharp eyes and a loose posture, so they are not easy to mess with.

In fact, most of them are at the early stage of congenital ([-]st, [-]nd and [-]rd stage), two teams are in the middle stage of congenital, and one is the leader of the late congenital stage.

It is undoubtedly extremely extravagant to use a congenital soldier to look at the gate, but considering the status of a general, it is not unusual.

When Xia Ao lifted his feet up the stairs, the soldiers passing by just stood up and walked together to show respect, they didn't open their mouths, let alone saluted in fear.

Only the corporal leader who took the lead quickly stepped forward to greet him, bowed his head and cupped his fists, and saluted respectfully.

Xia Ao is not surprised by this, because this situation is normal.

The status of the general is respected, even if the prince comes, these soldiers on duty will only be indifferent.

And if he didn't say hello in advance, he would stop the prince and wait until the general expressed his willingness to see him before he was released.

"Your Highness, you came just in time. I heard that the general is about to send someone to invite you."

Xia Ao smiled slightly when he heard Wu Chang's words, not surprised.

Such a big event happened yesterday, Xiao Hongyuan can bear it until now, which is already good.

"Let's lead the way."

"Yes!"

In this way, the corporal leader took Xia Ao and Zhou Ying, who never left, all the way through the hall and courtyard, and it took half a cup of tea time to arrive at the place.

This is a small lake with rippling blue waves. There is an octagonal pavilion by the lake. In the pavilion, an old man with white hair and childlike face and piercing eyes is playing chess with a well-mannered middle-aged man.

"General, the Sixth Highness has arrived."

Hearing Wu Zhang's words, the middle-aged man hurriedly got up, and bowed sideways to Xia Ao.

But the old man didn't get up, and even let out a cold snort of dissatisfaction.

"What are you doing with him? Continue playing chess!"

The middle-aged man smiled awkwardly, waved his hand at the corporal leader, and walked out of the pavilion to greet him.

"Your Highness, you also know the general's temper. He is still angry because of what happened yesterday. Don't take it to heart..."

"Don't worry, Uncle Kang, I understand."

Xia Ao smiled slightly, then walked slowly into the gazebo.

He's not stupid, he's still very weak right now, if he offends anyone, what's the point of dominance?
(End of this chapter)